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Bordeaux | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Lilia sola regunt lunam undas castra leonem. "The fleur-de-lis alone rules over the moon, the waves, the castle, and the lion" (in French: « Les lys règnent seuls sur la lune, les ondes, la forteresse et le lion. ») [1] | |
Location of Bordeaux  | |
  Bordeaux  Bordeaux | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′N 0°35′W / 44.84°N 0.58°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | 5 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–2020) | Nicolas Florian (LR) |
| Area 1 | 49.36 km2 (19.06 sq mi) |
| • Urban (2010) | 1,172.79 km2 (452.82 sq mi) |
| • Metro (2010) | 5,613.41 km2 (2,167.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2016[2]) | 252,040 |
| • Rank | 9th in France |
| • Density | 5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban (January 2011) | 760,933 [3] |
| • Metro (2013) | 1,195,335[4] |
| Demonym | Bordelais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33063 / |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Bordeaux, Port of the Moon |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
| Reference | 1256 |
| Inscription | 2007 (31st Session) |
| Area | 1,731 ha |
| Buffer zone | 11,974 ha |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bordeaux is a city in the Gironde department of France. It is on the Garonne River near the Atlantic Ocean. About 1,150,000 people live in the area around the city. Bordeaux has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification). It is famous for wines made in the region near the city. Bordeaux is also famous for its art.
Bordeaux is classified as a "City of Art and History". The city is home to 362 monuments historiques. Some buildings date back to Roman times. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[5]
- ↑ [1][permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Bordeaux en chiffres".
- ↑ Séries historiques des résultats du recensement – Unité urbaine 2010 de Bordeaux (33701), INSEE.Retrieved 2 August 2014
- ↑ "Séries historiques des résultats du recensement – Aire urbaine 2010 de Bordeaux (006)". INSEE. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ "Bordeaux, Port of the Moon". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 May 2017.